The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-01
An Engineer Takes a Ride Be
tween the Muzzles of Two
,-,.. Rev0lyers.
Another Cargo of Passengers
Who Tamely Submit to
Be B0bbed.
A Fifteen Thousand Dollar Asal
For Pinkerton to Unearth
liz He Can.

Il
east of Gordsn, on the Texas Pacific rail-
road, between 2 and 8 o'clock this moring
one of the most daring and successful
train robberies that was ever committed In
the State was perpetsated by eight armed
and masked men Reports az TO the par
ticulsrs of the affair are wild and conflict
ing. From all that could be learned the
following are about the facts
AS the regular passenger train pulled
out from Gordon for the east two masked
men hoped on the engine, one on each
side. The engineer, John Bosques, turned
to them and asked:
"Where are you fellows going?''
"Just going to take little ride an
swered one OF them. tt
"You will not ride on here" said Bos-
quet r.. t
al guess we will, said the man, aud in
an instant the engineer was covered with
two pistols pointed directly at his head.
He was ordered to pull ahead, which he
did, until he reached the coal chute at the
trestle bridge, something over a mile east
of Gordon. Here the engineer discovered
that an obstruction had been
| PLACED ACROSS PHE TRACK,
and was ordered by the two men, who still
held their pistols in hand, to pull up. He
did so, the train stopped, with the engine,
baggage and express car on the east side OF
the trestle, while all the passenger coaches
and sleepers were directly over il, making
it impossible for passengers to get out Of
| the cars.
AS soon as the train stopped six more
men all armed made their appearance
and ordered the engineer to take his pick
hammer and break in the door of the ex-
press car. He refused to do so at FIRST bat
was induced TO do as the men ordered by
threats of instant death In case of contin-
ued refusal. He took the hammer, went
to the door and struck several blows on
it calling on Messenger Losky to open or
he would be killed. The robbers stood by
and while the engineer was calling to
Losky TO open fired . number OF shots
through the door which caused the door
to be opened. The robbers entered the
car. .tr-s
ROBBIS6 THE SAFE
of all the money they could find, the
amount of which could not be ascertained
exactly, but report places the amount at
sums ranging from sS,0Oe to $4,000.
Messenger Losky. was, all the
time the robbers were trying 70 get In the
car, endesyoring to secrete the money in
his possession, but on account of continu-
GUS firing into his car thought it best TO
open the door, as the robbers on the out
side were threatening TO burn the car.
Having finished work In the express car
the robbers went to the mail car and made
demand on the route agent for all the
money or valuables he had. Thinking
that the robbers would not dare to modest
the United States mail, the agent was very
cool and told the robbers that they
were IN the wrong place and that he was
United States mail man. This declaration
had no effect upon the fellows, who told
the sficial that unless he complied with
their demands he would soon be dead
man. There were sixty registered mail
packages in the car, but while the robbers
were engaged in gsing through the express
matter, the mail agent had secured thirty
two of them and gave up twento-eight of
them to the robbers. Having finished the
mail one of the robbers proposed to 60
back and s... ..I
ROB THE PASSENGERS.
"Neyer mind the passenger 1" said one
who appeared to be the leader, Eve are do
ing well enough here, and then by this time
they have hid all their stuff"
The value of the registered packages
taken from the mail is not known, nor can
il be estimated. Having finished, the rob
bers left the train and disappeared, and
the train came on East. There was .
sheriff, said to be from Dallas, on the
train, who, when he found out what was
going on ahead, ran out on the platform OF
the car and, leaning out, fred at the rob
bers, and In return was fired ON. He was
induced to cease firing by the fear that he
would shoot the engineer or fireman, who
were standing at the express car door.
There were also three negro soldiers on the
train, and they we're stationed at the door
of the cars, and would have made a tight
if the robbers had attempted to enter the
passenger car. On account of the position
of the rear cars directly over the high
trestle work, the passengers could not get
out, consequently the robbers
HAD 1T ALL THEIR OWN WAY
in the baggage and express cars The
leader of the gang, or the man who Is sup
posed to be the leader, is rather small
fellow and will not weigh over 100 pounds.
From all accounts the robbers engaged IN
this affair were cool, collected and knew
their business. 1t was a well planned aud
we'll executed robbery. Trainmaster Judy
was on the train In the sleeper while the
robbery was being committed, but like the
other passengers was unable to get to the
front where the work was being done.
Conductor Tom Brennan was in charge Of
the train. Prepare to meet thy God.
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